Zimbabwe: How Best Can Rural Teachers’ Safety and Health Be Improved in Zimbabwe?

At Dendele Primary School in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province, the lack of clean, safe drinking water created a problematic situation for students and teachers.

They were forced to use rusty water from a distant borehole, making daily life a struggle.

During the rainy season, the situation worsened as the school was cut off from the borehole by a swollen river.

This left the children and teachers no choice but to collect contaminated water from the riverbanks.

The water shortage not only…